Hampshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extraction cleaning in Milford on Sea
Kitchen extract cleaning for Milford on Sea, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
Part by part
Canopy and plenum
The plenum is out of sight behind the filters, so it’s easy to forget. We take the filters out and clean the plenum and housing thoroughly.
Ductwork and risers
Long flat runs of duct are where grease collects. Each run is cleaned through its access panels, recording any that cannot be reached.
How we handle kitchen extract cleaning in Milford on Sea
Every time food is cooked, warm vapour carries fat up into the extract. As it cools, it clings to the inside of the ductwork and keeps building. That layer will burn, and a proper clean removes it before it becomes a fire risk. The work covers vertical risers, canopies and hoods and extract fans, and people most often call us about poor airflow at the canopy and fat running down the canopy edge. Kitchens in Milford on Sea book us for TR19 cleaning for three reasons: the insurer asked, the EHO asked, or the canopy is dripping. Either way, the answer is the same: a proper clean and the paperwork to match.
The fire risk in a kitchen extract sits in the parts nobody sees: the plenum, the duct and the fan, so that is where most of the work in Milford on Sea goes.
Size doesn’t change the work: a kitchen in a place like Milford on Sea gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Place
- Milford on Sea (SO41)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
FAQs for Milford on Sea
Can the work in Milford on Sea be done at night or at weekends?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. That way a site in Milford on Sea doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Do you cover smaller places like Milford on Sea?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
How often does a kitchen extract system need cleaning?
That comes down mainly to daily cooking hours. Heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day calls for a clean at least every 3 months under BESA guidance, and lighter use less often. We will recommend a date after measuring the grease.
How far ahead should we book?
The more notice, the better, particularly for night and weekend visits. Quotes normally come back within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
Will my insurer ask for a TR19 certificate?
Grease in an extract is a known fire risk, so many insurers want evidence it’s being cleaned to TR19. Our certificate and photo report give you that evidence.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, every time. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.
What paperwork comes with a kitchen extract clean?
Every clean comes with a TR19 certificate and a photo report. They belong in the maintenance log, ready for your insurer or an inspection.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, set at the interval the system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
Leave it or put it right?
A clogged extract doesn’t only raise the fire risk. Filters block, airflow drops and the kitchen gets hotter and smokier and the fan strains to keep up. Smells, dripping grease and condensation often follow. Booking now means the visit to Milford on Sea is planned around you, not forced by a breakdown.
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you will get one fixed quote.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Milford on Sea
- A written report with pictures after every visit
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- One number for every site across the South East and London
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Milford on Sea and across Hampshire. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
Common problems we fix in Milford on Sea
The type of cooking changes the amount of grease. Fryers, grills and open flames throw much more fat into the extract than gentler cooking, so two kitchens with the same hours can need very different intervals.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- Fat running down the canopy edge
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Milford on Sea is Lymington New Forest Hospital, about 3.6 miles north-east.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the price is fixed
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- What paperwork you get at the end
What affects the quote in Milford on Sea
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
Helping us quote
We can often survey from photos. Try to include:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- The site address and the type of premises
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that is where we come in.
Nearby places to Milford on Sea
Also in Milford on Sea
The process
The visit has three parts: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and photos. The middle part takes longest, and that takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. For a site near Milford on Sea, the work is booked around your opening hours, evenings and weekends included.
- We start with a survey, so we know every part of the system before we quote.
- Grease readings are taken at set points and you get a fixed quote.
- With the kitchen closed and equipment off and cool, the area is sheeted.
- Canopy, plenum, filters, duct runs, risers, fan and discharge are all cleaned to TR19® Grease.
- We test again, photograph the result and issue your TR19 certificate and photo report.
Before we arrive
- Clear the space around the work
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Let us know about parking and loading
Get a fixed quote
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To start, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Advice
Milford on Sea kitchens: local notes
Sea air reaches Milford on Sea, which sits within about 1 mile of the coast. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 5 pubs and bars within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Milford on Sea. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Milford on Sea is covered by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
For schools such as Milford-on-Sea Church of England Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of All Saints or anywhere around Milford on Sea, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Milford on Sea is about 3 miles south-west of Lymington, in Hampshire. From the centre of Milford on Sea to the outskirts, kitchen extract cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our area takes in 683 places across Hampshire, large and small. We also work in Southampton, around 16 miles away.
Kitchen extract cleaning in SO41 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. That includes premises on High Street, Love Lane and Greenbanks Close and the roads around them. Close by, we work in Lymore (1 mile north-east), Keyhaven (1 mile east), Everton (1 mile north), Lower Pennington (2 miles north-east) and Pennington (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Totton (14 miles north), Hythe (13 miles north-east), New Milton (4 miles north-west), Ringwood (12 miles north-west), Barton on Sea (3 miles west) and Dibden Purlieu (12 miles north-east).
Near you in Milford on Sea
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Red Lion Public House and Priestlands School and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Lymington Town station, roughly 3.4 miles north-east of the centre. A little further out are Yarmouth Castle (4.3 miles east) and Lymington New Forest Hospital (3.6 miles north-east). Not far away are Milford on Sea LNR and Tennyson Down.